Arthur Godfrey
Acting • Born 1903-08-31 – Died 1983-03-16
Biography
Arthur Morton Godfrey (August 31, 1903 – March 16, 1983) was an American radio and television broadcaster and entertainer who was sometimes introduced by his nickname, "The Old Redhead". No television personality of the 1950s enjoyed more clout or fame than Godfrey until an on-camera incident undermined his folksy image and triggered a gradual decline; the then-ubiquitous Godfrey helmed two CBS-TV weekly series and a daily 90-minute television mid-morning show through most of the decade but by the early 1960s found himself reduced to hosting an occasional TV special. Arguably the most prominent of the medium's early master commercial pitchmen, he was strongly identified with many of his many sponsors, especially Chesterfield cigarettes and Lipton Tea. After many years for Chesterfield (during which Godfrey came up with the idea and slogan "Buy 'em by the carton"), he severed the relationship during one of his television programs, when his doctors convinced him that his lung cancer was due to smoking. Subsequently, he became a prominent spokesman for anti-smoking education. Description above from the Wikipedia article Arthur Godfrey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
36 credits
The Movie Orgy
Movie • 1968
Self (archive footage)
Angels' Brigade
Movie • 1979
Himself
The Glass Bottom Boat
Movie • 1966
Axel Nordstrom
Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows
Movie • 1968
The Bishop: The 'In' Group
Fifty Years Before Your Eyes
Movie • 1950
Narrator
Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers
Movie • 1979
Uncle Wally
4 for Texas
Movie • 1963
Mr. Godfrey (uncredited)
MacArthur
Movie • 1977
Self (archive sound) (uncredited)
Catalina Island
Movie • 1966
Self/Narrator
Citizens Band
Movie • 1977
Himself (voice)
The Great Bank Hoax
Movie • 1978
Maj. Bryer (Ret.)
The Ham's Wide World
Movie • 1966
Narrator (voice)
The World of Amateur Radio
Movie • 2011
Self
Muppets Magic from 'The Ed Sullivan Show!'
Movie • 2003
Himself
Rickles
Movie • 1975
Flying with Arthur Godfrey
Movie • 1953
Self
The Lucy Show
TV • 1962
Arthur Godfrey
Donny & Marie
TV • 1976
Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV • 1948
Self
Arthur Godfrey and His Friends
TV • 1949
The Hollywood Palace
TV • 1964
Self - Host
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
TV • 1968
Self
Ellery Queen
TV • 1975
Flying High
TV • 1978
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962
Self - Guest Host
Your All American College Show
TV • 1968
The Emmy Awards
TV • 1949
Self
Candid Camera
TV • 1960
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961
Self
Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine
TV • 1962
Cameo
Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine
TV • 1962
Himself
The Love Boat
TV • 1977
Ned Dunkmuller
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
TV • 1963
Sheriff Tinsley
The Dick Cavett Show
TV • 1968
Self - Guest
What's My Line?
TV • 1950
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961
Self - Guest Host